Salt Lake City School District recommends 4 schools for closure

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Salt Lake City School District recommended Monday that four elementary schools be closed next year. At a Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Elizabeth Grant said the district recommended closing Hawthorne, M. Lynn Bennion, Mary W. Jackson and Riley elementaries. “The only reason for making this recommendation is we believe that we serve our district best by consolidating schools and redirecting our resources to building vibrant learning communities in the schools that remain,” Grant said. …